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The aim of this cross-sectional study was to determine the prevalence and risk factors of PAD in a high-risk Asian population with ischaemic stroke (IS), myocardial infarction, unstable angina (CVD), or diabetes mellitus (DM). Methods: Patients admitted for IS, CVD, or DM were recruited. Data were collected on age, sex, body mass index (BMI), index condition (CVD, IS, DM), history of hypertension, DM, hypercholesterolaemia, cigarette smoking, and claudication. The Edinburgh Claudication Questionnaire was administered, the ankle brachial index (ABI) was determined, and PAD was diagnosed if ABI was \u22640.9. Results: Of the 450 subjects recruited, 150 were placed in each index disease group, the mean age was 61.9 \u00b1 10.32 years, 43.1% were female, and the mean BMI was 23.9 \u00b1 4.3. Hypertension was reported in 59.3%, DM in 63.6%, hypercholesterolaemia in 39.6%, and smoking in 42.9% of patients. The prevalence of PAD was 27.1%, 22.0% in IS, 29.3% in CAD, and 30.0% in DM. PAD was associated with increasing age (adjusted odds ratio (aOR) 1.04\/year, 95% confidence interval [CI] 1.01\u20131.06; p &lt; 0.001), reduced BMI (aOR 0.94, 95% CI 0.89\u20130.99; p = 0.026), DM (aOR 1.59, 95% CI 1.20\u20133.18; p = 0.007), and hypercholesterolaemia (aOR 1.82, 95% CI 1.17\u20132.28; p = 0.007). It was more frequent in non-lacunar versus lacunar acute IS, non-ST segment elevation versus ST-segment elevation acute myocardial infarction, and insulin-treated versus non-insulin-treated DM. Conclusions: Our study showed a high prevalence of PAD among high-risk Asian patients. This was associated with increasing age, DM, and hypercholesterolaemia and inversely associated with BMI. Different rates were found in sub-groups of IS, CVD, and DM. 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